About Nawa Village

Nawa is a large village in Nawa Bazar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,513, made up of 1,845 males and 1,668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nawa Bazar
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	540 hectares
Population	3,513
Male Population	1,845
Female Population	1,668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawa compares

By the 2011 count Nawa is the 4th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,088 residents. Its 540 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Nawa

Nawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawa from other places

Nawa lies about 17 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Tupkadih, about 9.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nawa
Nearest town	Phusro	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Tupkadih	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawa Bazar	17 km
District headquarters	Palamu	17 km

Villages closest to Nawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawa Bazar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Nawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawa village had a population of 3,513. That makes it the 4th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,088 residents.

Nawa village has 1,845 males and 1,668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawa has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Nawa is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawa covers 540 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawa falls under Nawa Bazar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawa is Tupkadih, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nawa.

Nawa is about 17 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawa is in Nawa Bazar tehsil of Palamu district. Phusro is about 8.9 km away. Tupkadih is about 9.3 km away. Nawa Bazar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.